Fences & Gardens
Moon Base Binface Cutouts
Make the large moon discs from the fence display using cardboard circles, marker craters and foil highlights.
Moon Base Binface Cutouts is a small, mock-official act of civic daftness: visible, removable, cheap and much easier than explaining Earth politics to a bin.
Suggested slogan: Moon Base Binface
Best for
- front gardens
- plant pots
- private paths
You’ll need
- cardboard circles
- plate or bowl to trace around
- black marker
- foil scraps
- string or removable tape
How to make it
- Trace and cut one large circle.
- Draw crater circles and a shaded edge.
- Add foil highlights sparingly.
- Attach the moon to a fence, window or planter stake you control.
- Pair it with two stars or one planet so it belongs to the wider space display.
Copy this wording
- “Moon of Mild Nonsense.”
- “Crater of Public Cheerfulness.”
- “Low-budget lunar authority.”
- “Please mind the moon.”
Make it more ridiculous
- Add foil stars, paper rosettes or cardboard arrows.
- Create a tiny fictional department sign.
- Give a bin, plant pot or doormat a formal job title.
Keep it sensible
- Do not place loose cardboard where it can blow into roads, pavements, drains or neighbours’ gardens.
- Use private property or get permission first.
- Keep exits, pavements, roads, shared spaces and safety notices clear.
For more boundaries that keep the nonsense cheerful, read the Tiny Rulebook or the guide.
Photo tip
Photograph close enough to show the joke, but crop out faces, house numbers, car plates, street signs, private letters and neighbours who did not volunteer for intergalactic administration.
How to remove it
- Peel tape slowly rather than yanking it.
- Untie string and save reusable pieces.
- Recycle clean card and paper.
- Wipe any chalk pen or residue with a suitable cleaner for that surface.
Tiny version
Make one handwritten A4 sign, place it somewhere you control, enjoy the tiny constitutional incident for five minutes, then remove it cleanly.
Big version
Build a three-part display with a headline sign, a fictional department, props, and one completely unnecessary label for maximum bureaucratic nonsense.
Why it works
The moons in the photos are big, simple and very readable. One large circle with a few craters instantly says “space” even before the rocket arrives.
Trace around a plate, bin lid or mixing bowl to make a circle. Draw craters as smaller circles, shade one edge with marker pen, and add bits of foil if you want a metallic highlight.
Tie moons to a fence, tape them inside a window, or stake them in a planter. Pair one moon with two stars and a bunting strand and you already have a complete mini scene.